In Memory Of
BESTER, MARTHINUS (MARTIN) JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
23
Date of Birth:
1921-06-10
Service No:
193163V
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
Former Regiment:
formerly South African Engineer Corps
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during the advance toward Mercatale
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. E. 1.
Cemetery:
FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Hermanus Bernadus Jacobus and Susanna Sachanah Bester (nee Nel), of Hlobane, Natal. Born in Hlobane. An electrician. He was unmarried.
